Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 28(8), 813 (2012).

Proteomics of the Rodent Malaria Parasite Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Quadrupole Ion Trap Time-of-Flight Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Hiroko F. KASAI and Mayumi IKEGAMI-KAWAI
Central Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
Plasmodium berghei strain NK65 is a rodent malaria parasite species widely used as a model of the human-infectious malaria parasite. Because a rodent malaria parasite model allows issues to be addressed which would not be possible with human-infectious species, e.g., mode of action and in vivo screening, a convenient method to analyze the malaria parasite proteome is required. The proteins of P. berghei separated using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were analyzed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization quadrupole ion trap time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry.